Mining Community Empowerment (A Study in Mine-Producing Areas of East Java Province, Indonesia)

Abstract

East Java is a province rich of oil and gas resources with total reserves of 249,19 million barrels of oil and 4,32 TCF of gas. Some oil and gas mining companies operating in large scales in the area of East Java, among others are; Exxon Mobil Oil, Pertamina, Santos, Petrochina, and Indo-Pacific. This research was conducted in Sumenep Regency East Java province of Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to identify the role of oil and gas companies in relation to communityempowerment and poverty reduction as well as economic prosperity because the condition of the communities living near mining areas is still underdeveloped. This study employed observational techniques of active participation. By using descriptive qualitative research obtained through several techniques. Data collection techniques used by the researchers among others involved observations, interviews, documents and records. In analyzing the data, researchers used flow models.

Encourage resource governance: Responding disaster threats behind environmentally friendly claims at the Tumpang Pitu gold mine

“…This is because from the start the damage has been so visible. As in several regencies in East Java Province, such as Blitar, Jember, Lumajang and now Banyuwangi, they are threatened with the same damage (Hakim & Sihabudin, 2018). This condition led to a struggle for interests over the governance of Mount Tumpang Pitu which involved the government working hand in hand with corporations against environmental activists, local communities and non-governmental organizations (Permadi & Dewantara, 2018;Saputra & Setiyono, 2021).…”